I am wanting to build a roll away observatory and want a permanent pier so I can have the scope ready to use after I push the shed away from the scope. Unfortunately my budget cannot even entertain the idea of a commercially made observatory. I have a Meade 10inch LXD55 SN. I was wondering is there a guideline to the diameter of the pier and the depth of the pier needed to support the telescope? From many hours of looking, I know there are manufactured steel piers or you can pour your own pier. As you can tell, I am a complete noob, but am finally biting the bullet. Any advice is appreciated, redirections to sites, links etc or suppliers of ready made piers.
Thanks for your time.
